Telegram-herald., 1887-03-16

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have slresdy arrives ia the city . Aitsnd
ths annual Stats Enosnpusnt. which he.
gias ihs morning. fafEs delegations from
al sections Of The sials are here and mors
arriving or every train. The Indications
arc that 30 yetsraIs sill be Ia attendance
and about SD sill siteoa The Convention q
Che Aomens Relief CorEs. The city posts
have made elaborate preparations Ter the re-
orption .. ihs visitors and both hslis wiil
be- open dsys and evenings. The officers a
TIE enoaui pnent spnle Of whom are already
here and the remainder Will arnVe To-Day,
are as follows, Department Commander,
John North wood. Post Department Com
manders. g v T. Pond. Bsrou T. Pierce.
Rush :. shank, A. T. Noiieynolds Oscar A.
Jones. Cnas. y. Long. Senior Vice Depart
ment Commander. L. 4. Hosmer Junior Vice
Department Commando August OOe5el.
Medical Director, l.. A Howard. Chaplain.
Chester ID. Berry, Assistant Adjutsnt Cen
eral. Oscar r. Loeb el.d, Assistant Quarter
Nsstes Seneral Ira II. Wilder; Inspector.
Norm g. Cooper. Judge Advocate. \. b.
Daboll. Chief Mussenng Object Q. o. Jen-
nison. Council OF Administration, Geo. A.
Chase, TAos. y Stevens. edward +. Gibbs.
Lauren II Ripley and Geo. NJ. Beck. The
Council Of ADMINISTRATION will meet AZ .
D clock this morning. \; The Morton.
The members OF the Custer Post No. and
Cbamplin Post No. -. Of this city, have
given each delegate beautiful blue badges.
in honor OF the Encampment. bearing the
legend: Ninth Annual EncAmpment.
Michigan Complirnents Of Custer and
Cham plin Posts, fraud Rapids 1851" sur
rounding badge. Another souvenir that
win bs highly priked ss d miniature o&ateen
bearing on one ssds ths legend, "Annad
Encau psnsnt. Depart nsnsof Michigan. @.
A &" and on the other, '~jrand Rapids,
March rs, 1887 The hrn session will be-
gin al aednond's Grandat 6 80 this evening,
when the Eacampoent will be formally
Organized. Standing com fuzftecs will be e{,-
pointed and the department commanded
will read bis annual address. &. .. Jsmi-
son chief mastering officer. Rev. Washing
ton Gardner Of Jackson, and l.. 6. Rnther-
ford, OF Hart are mentioned as candidates
for Department Commander. The pro-
gramme for the concert tomorrow night is
as follows
Prayer-ComrAde Chester ID. Berry, De
partment Chaplain.
Music-Schubert Cub
Address Of Welcoine-Hon. Z. B. Dixie
man, Mayor.
Response-Hon. John Northwood, De-
partuent Commander.
Music. Michigan. Ny Michigan
bert Club.
Adhesion. Lucius Fairchild, Com
mander in-Chief g. A Il.
Music. Army Bean" by the G. A. Il.
Address-Hon. Cyrus q. Luce. Governor
Of Michigan.
ouartette and Chorus Marching
Through Georgia" by the ladies' OF Cham
plin Relief Corps.
Address-Mrs. Mary L. Kinds. Depart
ment Prest. ". r.. c.
RecitAtion-Mrs. Eva Gray, Custer Relief
Corps.
Address-Comrade C. w. Watkins, Com
mander Custer Post.
Music, ~Tenting on the Old Camp
Ground" Schubert Club, with Chorus by
the o. A. r.
The G.. A. r. past and preseDt-Comrede
A. T. McReynolds Past Department CON-
mancer.
Music. Battle CRY Of Freedom" A. r.
Recitation, Mrs. Plummer, Custer Relief
Corps.